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Deams residency at Backwoods For the past week, we’ve had the pleasure of sharing our space with Deams as he creates the masterpiece for his upcoming exhibition ‘In the Fold’. You can view a photo recap of his residency at Backwoods below. ‘In the Fold’ by Deams opens at Backwoods Gallery Friday April 22nd, from […]

Announcing: ‘In the Fold’ by Deams IN THE FOLD We are intrinsically bound by our shared experiences as we move along uncertain paths. ‘In The Fold’ seeks to illuminate the nature of this human journey by inviting viewers to explore their own empathic connection to humanity and community. Swathes of subdued tones and folding brushstrokes […]

Exhibition Recap: A Study of Darkness Last Friday we opened our annual group exhibition from our ‘Study of’ series. This exhibition focused on ‘A Study of Darkness’. Featured artists included Twoone, Yusk Imai, Jonathan Guthmann, Kes Acorn, Shohei Takasaki and many more. Once completed, the ‘A Study of’ archive of ten years will be published […]

Announcing: A Study of Darkness ‘A Study Of’ is a decade long series of exhibitions curated by Backwoods Gallery. The goal of the project is to create a comprehensive archive of artistic studies by some of the world’s leading contemporary artists, covering a wide variety of subjects. Once completed, the ten year project archive […]

Opening Review: Flashback Memories by GOMA Last Friday at Backwoods we opened ‘Kioku – Flashback Memories’ by Goma. It was a great start to the year and a big thank you to all of you who made it to the opening. The Age newspaper visited the gallery last week in the days leading up to […]

SHIDA The Lost Conscious Shida is an Australian artist, specialising in large-scale murals, painting, sculpture, video work and installation. On Friday March 4th, Shida launched his new book entitled ‘The Lost Conscious’. Through this publication – Shida becomes a conduit, recording an inter-dimensional consciousness adrift in our universe. Along with copies of ‘The Lost Conscious’, […]

OPENING NIGHT WATER WORLD by FINTAN MAGEE Massive thanks to everyone who visited the Backwoods for the first weekend of Water World by Fintan Magee. The exhibition is open until the 13th. Here are shot’s from the opening night, artwork and exhibition installation. Enjoy. \ \

WATER WORLD by FINTAN MAGEE FINTAN MAGEE Fintan Magee first became involved in Brisbane’s thriving graffiti scene in the late 1990s. An interest in painting gradually led Fintan to break away from traditional graffiti lettering and move towards figurative painting and street art. Even before obtaining his Bachelor degree in Fine Arts in 2009, […]

Opening Recap: DOOMSDAY SONG by GUY MATHEWS What a pleasure it was to join Guy Mathews again in his marvellous warehouse space at number 5 Easey Street. His new solo exhibition ‘Doomsday Song’ references the poem of the same name by W.H. Auden. The works, painted on board and framed in steel, hang in the […]

DOOMSDAY SONG by GUY MATHEWS Doomsday Song Widely considered the pioneer of industrial furniture in Australia, having had more than thirty years of experience in the fields of its curation, design and art-making, Guy Mathews is a visual poet of sorts. His upcoming exhibition with Backwoods Gallery, entitled Doomsday Song, will present his intriguing art […]

rockGroup by SheOne & O.Two Exhibition Recap rockGroup™ was formed from the NOGODSTUDIO in London, 1999, in order to give an international identity to O.Two and SheOne’s collaborative brand of work. Originally sharing walls writing graffiti, then sharing a studio making canvas work, and eventually, sharing gallery space exhibiting work together. Work for the ‘rockGroup’ show […]

Stereodynamica Exhibition Opening Recap by Felipe Pantone We would like to extend a warm thanks to all involved in the preparation and delivery of last Friday’s excellent exhibition opening of ‘Stereodynamica’ by Felipe Pantone. Special mention to Selina Miles for her huge efforts and flawless video skills, our good friends at Grand Scheme and […]

Snow Landscapes: The art of Kakejiku ‘Snow Landscapes’ by Shun Kawakami is a series of photographic images taken in Tokyo’s Imperial Gardens in February 2014. It was during February last year that Tokyo experienced some of the heaviest snows recorded in the last decade, if not more, depending on the area. Shun photographed this […]

Shun Kawakami: Recent commercial works Shun Kawakami Japanese artist and designer Shun Kawakami was born in Fukagawa, Tokyo in 1977. This versatile artist has been involved in many creative endeavours, including design, branding, video, installation, interactive art and space production. In 2001, his curiosity and interest into different spheres of life has lead him to […]

Snow Landscapes by Shun Kawakami Snow Landscapes For his latest show coming up at Backwoods Gallery, entitled Snow Landscapes, Japanese artist Shun Kawakami will present a series of digital works presented on a variety of supporting materials, such as hand-crafted gold and silver leaf, custom-made wood paper and Washi – the traditional Japanese […]

LUSH Secret laneway show Last Fridays, we launched a guerrilla operation in the middle of Melbourne. The location of LUSH’s secret show was announced only minutes before it opened and the show was pulled down just before darkness fell over the city. Even still, hundreds of people managed to find and make it to opening. […]

LUSH at Banksy’s Dismaland Our good mate LUSH has some great new work in Banksy’s latest work ‘Dismaland’ over in the UK. LUSH has been busy secretly working on the project for months. Check out some new photos of his work below.

Announcing rockGroup by SHEONE & O.TWO rockGroup Announcing rockGroup, the first ever Australian exhibition from two of the world leaders of the post-graffiti/graffuturism movement, SheOne and O.Two. A striking collection of original aerosol and stencil work on paper and canvas, rockGroup opens this Friday, 4 Sept until the 13th. SheOne SheOne’s unique brand of […]

New Twoone mural work Our good friend Hiroyasu ‘TWOONE’ Tsuri has been busy painting in the European summer. He’s sent us some great new photos, check them out below. ‘Run till die/Sink or swim’ Urban Spree, Berlin. 2015. ‘Run till die/Sink or swim’ Urban Spree, Berlin. 2015. ‘Run till die/Sink or swim’ Urban […]